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But in the pride of his heart Turin refused the pardon of the King, and the words of Beleg were of no avail to change his mood. And he for his part urged Beleg to remain with him in the lands west of Sirion; but that Beleg would not do, and he said: 'Hard you are, Turin, and stubborn. Now the turn is mine. If you wish indeed to have the Strongbow beside you, look for me in Dimbar; for thither I shall return.

mlm man leaving man yeaaah

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every time I read “The Children of Húrin”, I think about the happy versions of Turin and Beleg who were never destined to be

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The Argonath

36" x 36" Oil on Panel

collection of Luca Schroeder

Detailed progress development of the oil painting and sketches is now shared on the MuddyColors.com blog post, linked to below.

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an old art of the plot from my head because I like suffering

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Daeron of Doriath with his flute and fern crown 🌱

(I like to imagine he and Maglor have run into each other amidst their angsty wanderings)

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Thingol and Melian - Under her spell

A little (actually pretty major) illustration of how I see Thingol and Melian in my head. They are after all the power-couple of the Middle Earth so who can blame me?^^

There are a lot of different illustrations of Thingol and Melian, and I honestly fell in love with the ones where she is taller, because I love the idea that the Valar and Maiar are bigger than the Children, so the Valar would be much bigger and the Maiar a little bigger. I dunno what oficial theories there are about it, but I love the idea!^^ And I soo love the idea of the first elves having tattoos like a real native people, before they were taught by the Valar. I think it makes sense that they were very native and close to nature and therefore not being dressed in much else than waist skirts and loin-cloths. (I always love to discuss silmarillion headcanons so please feel free to share your own ideas!^^)

This is when they first meet, because I just love that they forgot the world in such a way and that it was only them that mattered. (yes im a sucker for love-stories, especially Tolkien’s!) And the idea of a man falling under the spell of a woman in such a way is really appleaing to me for some reason ^^’

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Melian by middleearthneedsdracology

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Beleg Cuthalion

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[oc] study of polishing armour by gaugengigl

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Thank you!!!!!

[oc] @another-art-studentt's taer <3

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Do you actually ship them or do you want them to be trapped together in a cave-in where one of them is injured and they have to talk to keep them distracted and stay sane while they wait for help, and end up opening up about their vulnerabilities and bond and then grow desperate as one starts to slip from consciousness while the other begs them to stay awake—

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always love getting a kudos email but I feel like this one in particular does not bode well for me

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I will never forget my first time reading the Silmarillion and literally taking a second to put the book down, stare into the middle distance and think to myself "wow, I really love this Beleg guy, he's great", only to pick the book back up, turn the page and watch him get stabbed to death. Funniest fucking thing that could have happened. Should have seen it coming a mile away.

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pov: you are pengolodh in nevrast and you have just gained your first student

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Eonwe? Silly eonwe without design yeah

sketches again...

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a while ago i was sent an ask from @waterjewelsspite (answered below) wherein i was asked about different elven fashions.... so from left to right: doriathrim fashion, teleri + nargothrond fashion, vanya fashion :DD these have been sitting in my drafts as uncoloured wips since early 2022 omg, but better late than never i suppose !!!

i didnt have a specific sketch page for the noldor that i did back then hahahaha so i came back to it recently and took it as a chance to do some assorted concept doodles with the kind of outfits i imagine them wearing in mundane situations? i dont quite know how to explain it but i hope my annotations can help show my thought process a bit!!

cant believe it took me this long to give like half the characters proper fullbody refs or designs (im looking at YOU beleg and mablung) but this has been super fun and really refreshing, so thank you again waterjewelsspite for the kind ask!!! sorry again it took. two and a half years. OMG. for me to get it done 😭😭😭 i hope this sufficed!!!

in usual fashion, bonus feanorian shenanigans: caranthir's first business/publishing/entrepreneurship/girlboss venture

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Return to Mirkwood 🌲

It's been a long time since Maeven left Mirkwood, and she's quite upset to see the state of the forest.